prices around the world

[hopefulharmon]

has anyone noticed the difference in prices between amps in teh usa and the uk or other countries ? anyone tried buying from the usa and shipping to the uk ? speakers also seem much cheaper .

 

[cj]

I bought 7 speakers and a DLP projector from the USA - saved £3500 total on the speakers, and £5000 on the projector. That was after VAT, duty and shipping, and against the UK RRP.

 

[rags]

CJ - what speakers did you import ?

 

[cj]

I have 7 M&K SW150 in-walls.

 

[gIzzE]

An amp is probably the only thing you don't want to buy in the states, try finding a step down to convert the voltage on somthing that draws the current that an amp does, whatever you save will be wasted on that.

When I was looking at the Sharp 12k dlp a few weeks back I was given a quote for just under $7k and that was without really trying too, so some things are well worth doing, just not an amp.

 

[buns]

of course some power amps will have multivoltage power supplies anyhow..... so you can use those ones without issue

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[hopefulharmon]

thanks for the replies. can anyone recommend an online u.s. site ?

 

[buns]

http://www.elegantaudiovideo.com/

 

[Daneel]

Interesting site buns. Have you ordered from them before?

 

[buns]

nope...... but they are one of the few places that do online prices. If i recall, i was interested in a Marsh amp which is on their site..... but as open to exotic brands as I am, i figured that an av processor has too many things needing to be done right to go blind

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[buns]

or maybe not...... the Marsh amp must have been elsewhere

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[gudjong]

Originally posted by cj
I bought 7 speakers and a DLP projector from the USA - saved £3500 total on the speakers, and £5000 on the projector. That was after VAT, duty and shipping, and against the UK RRP.

dj does the projector work for PAL and what type is it?

 

[Reiner]

Taiwan: mainly NTSC & 110V only, expensive. Stay well clear.

Japan: also expensive and mostly NTSC/110V, export equipment (PAL and/or 220-240VAC) not cheap

Hong Kong: some good deals around, some priced as in Europe

Thailand: nothing special I noticed, comparable to Europe

Malaysia: generally cheap compared to Europe

Singapore: cheaper if not cheapest

The latter 2 sell multisystem (PAL/NTSC) and multivoltage (110-240VAC) equipment on the local market.

 

[cj]

Originally posted by gudjong
dj does the projector work for PAL and what type is it?

I have a Runco CL-710 - rrp here is £9,995-00 !!!! PAL/NTSC is not an issue, nor is the voltage (it's auto-sensing - just plug it in).